The bill also would limit supplies of painkillers to minors to three days when another adult authorized by a minor's parent or guardian, such as a grandparent, gives the required consent. The parent or guardian would still be required to eventually sign the consent form.

The bill was co-sponsored by Republican Rep. Stephanie Kunze, from the Columbus suburb of Hilliard. She has said the issue caught her attention when she learned about a girl who was prescribed addictive painkillers without parental consent and later abused the drugs.